Day Trip to Kulai on 08th Dec

Where we had our lunch @ Kulai

Where we had our lunch @ Kulai

Fried Behoon

Herbal Turtle Soup

Curry Wild Boar Meat

Claypot Bull Frogs with Ginger & Black Sauce

Stir Fried Tapioca Leaves

After the Disastrous Storming

Took local bus 7B from Jalan Wong Ah Fook @ Rm4 for an hour's ride to Kulai town. Walked along the row of shops and saw many coffeeshops selling local fare. All of which were not too hygenic with countless houseflies attacking the food like warplanes. We were left with two choices, Claypot Bak-Kut-Teh or Cze Cha. We settled for cze-cha @ Restoran Hai Shan.

We encountered a problem ordering our food. No menu and the owner only speaks Mandarin & Hakka. However, we managed to order what we wanted. It was past one pm and the lady owner saw the hunger the two of us were in. Within minutes, the delicious plate of fried behoon was on our table. Then gradually the Herbal Turtle Soup, Curry Wild Boar Meat & Stir Fried Tapioca Leaves were served. We were delightfully surprised that a shabby coffeeshop like this could whip up such delicious food. So we ordered another dish of Claypot Bull Frog.

Like ieatishootipost, I award the dishes 4/5.

Fried Behoon Rm 8

Herbal Turtle Soup Rm20

Curry Wild Boar Meat Rm10

Stir Fried Vegetables Rm 5

Claypot Bull Frogs Rm28

Drinks Rm 3.60

TOTAL: Rm74.60 = S$31.33

Unfortunately, other than food, this town has nothing much to offer.

Also found a little traditional bread shop in JB town that's more than 100 years old. I bought a pack of 10 slices Banana Cake @ Rm8 fresh from the oven. The taste is excellent.

After missing out a visit to the Pharmacy, Richard & myself decided to make another trip to JB to do just that. Picked Richard up at noon and headed to to City Plaza. It was almost 1pm when we reached there. I was already suffering symptom of "Parkinson's Disease".

We went to Ah Zhai Curry Fish Head at 74, Jalan Wong Ah Fook. I order each a bowl of half fish head curry (See pix) costing only RM15 each.

As we were eating the delicious curry, Richard decided to "tai zhou" a full fish head (frozen fish head, ingredients & curry soup) for his family. After our sumptuous lunch, we went to the Pharmacy to pick up our medical needs. We missed our planned visit to the nursery and headed for home by 315pm. I promised another trip to the nursery with Richard and others.

Wonderful filling meal and fulfilled my pharmacy needs.

Day trip to Batu Pahat (02 December 2010)

The Four Yaukwees: Dick Lee, William Lim, Richard Lim & Phillip Lim

The Sungei Batu Pahat Bridge

Signage just after the bridge

Putra Specialist Hospital

Mohd Shah Mutton Baryani Rm6

Relaxing @ Old Town Coffee

Our day trip to Batu Pahat was an excellent one. Dick was the driver and we got into JB by 10am to have breakfast at a noodles stall.

After satisfying our hungry stomachs, we headed on an hour or so journey along the North-South Highway to Air Hitam. Had toilet break there and Richard bought a big earthen pot for either his plants, fish or to be kept under his bed and used as pee pot.

If you are in for spicy food in Batu Pahat, there's a malay briyani place we can recommend. It's called Mohd Shah Baryani. Travelling along Jalan Kluang and before reaching the town, you will see a huge blue & white mosque with two tall steeples from a distance. Turn right immediately after the mosque and proceed on to cross the Sungei Batu Pahat bridge. You will see a signboard on your right. "Selamat Datang Kompleks Niaga Benteng Peserai". On the opposite side is the Putra Specialist Hospital. Try the briyani and be your own judge. I tah pau two packets home.

We were glad that our stomachs were happy. Drove down to town for chendol desert at Jalan Engan and strolled to digest our food making room for more.

Drove to Bukit Banang Golf & Country Club before heading back to Batu Pahat Mall to cool down and have our coffee break at Old Town Coffee. We wanted an early dinner of the town's famous Asam Pedas but to our disappointment, could not find any that's open. So we decided to make our way to JB for Ah Koong Restaurant at Taman Sentosa. It rained heavily along the highway and visibility was poor. The drive was slow and seemed eternity but thanks to the company.

Back in Singapore at 10pm without any hindrance at causeway and customs.

My Makan Kakis: Makan Mission @ Geylang Serai

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Makan Mission @ Geylang Serai

Phillip & I started the day at 10.30 with some samosa and teh tarek from a sarabat stall at this food center. At 11.30, our stomach was giving us the signal and Phillip joined the queue at this nasi padang stall. Meanwhile, I went downstairs to buy a cooked salted egg @ 40 cents. We ordered sambal goreng, fried chicken liver, beef rendang & ikan bakar. She gave us a generous serve of sambal, chicken curry & asam pedas. It was a satisfying meal. Both of us "Suffered Happily".

Next, we went to Changi Village. Recommended Phillip a free & legal parking area and we took a nice 10 minutes stroll to the hawker center for teh alia. We arrived just in time as it started to rain heavily. After the rain we were still feeling full as we intended to stuff ourselves with BBQ Chicken Wings. So we took a stroll at the beach to digest the nasi. That did not help. At least we have reason to go back to Changi Village again next week.

The Masala Hut

We, The Four Yaukwees, Richard Lim, Dick Lee, Philip Lim & myself had another gastronomical day @ Little India today.

Dick, Philip & I met at Tampines MRT Station around 10 this morning. We proceeded to the bus interchange to board SBS bus #23. It was a pleasant half hour ride through Bedok Reservoir, PIE, Bendemeer Road, Jalan Besar, Bukit Timah Road before turning right into Serangoon Road to make its return route. We alighted at Tekka Hawker Center and had a leisurely stroll to Chander Road, taking in the sights of Little India and its smell.

Like yaukwees, we were the first customers to arrive at The Masala Hut. The staff were still preparing the food and cleaners getting the place ready for business. Then, at precisely 11.35, Richard arrived and we started our meal. Had curry fish head, Masala Mutton & Scrambled Fish and Eggs.

After our hearty meal, all four of us looked like pregnant women going to give birth. No doubt, we were walking like one too. To help digest our sinful meal, we strolled to Mustafa, then to Sungei Road (Thief's Market) & Sim Lim Square. There, we met William Chin and had coffee at the basement foodcourt.

At 4pm, it was time to gasak again. Went over to Rochore Center Food Center for drinks & Waterloo Street Mee Siam. Made our way home via MRT @ 5pm.

Until our next mission. We welcome any interested kakis to join us.

Met Philip at Simei and took train to Outram. Dick joined us from Tanah Merah. Richard met us at New Bridge Center and we started our gastronomical day at Chinatown Smith Street Food Center. Unfortunately, Dick has to empty his bowels of the previous day's left over enroute to Chinatown.

Started the day with raw fish as appetizer. By 11.30am, a queue was formed at the stall selling steamed herbal soup. Philip & Dick joined the queue which will only start serving their first order at 12noon sharp. Each of us had a bowl of Buddha Jump Over the Wall at an economical price of just $6 (Value for Money lah). Had the herbal soup with a steamed Song Her Tau at just $13. All four of us ended the meal with pregnant women.

At Yue Hwa Departmental Store, Dick wanted to cool down but ended up buying 2 shirts. How that happened is up to you to find out.

Had tea break and planned our next Gasak Day at People's Park Centre. Anyone interested to join us is most welcome!

My Makan Kakis

This all started when 3 of us, classmates at St Michael's School in the sixties started to gather at the finest food joints in Singapore and Malaysia, Phillip with William (both Lims) and myself.

Our first venture was initiated by William. He brought us to go to Johor Baru by bus and train. All three met at Tampines MRT one morning to board Bus 168 and headed to Woodlands Interchange. We then took Bus 950 to CIQ in Johor Baru. When we reached City Square in Jalan Wong Ah Fook, it started to rain so we went to William's pharmacy to borrow umbrellas. We headed to our first stop, Fish Head curry. Yes, one big bowl (RM18) each. That's for lunch.

What's next? Coffee Black with Portugese egg tarts. Time for some shopping.... Feeling restless, we went for a cinema show, "Grown Up". A time meant for sleeping under a cool air-conditioned space turns out to be a hour and half of comedic actions.

It's time for food again and we went to William's favourite "Indian mutton soup", very similar to SJI's Waterloo Street in the late sixties when we were schooling as Josephians.

It was time to go home but we promised more of such "makan" ventures. Continue to watch this blog...........